Town, family trust looking at options for 43-acre tract

First Selectman William Brennan said during an interview this week that the town remains actively engaged in negotiations with a trust to protect 43 acres of land off Cannon and Seeley roads.

“They want to do what’s right. We want to do what’s right,” said Mr. Brennan, noting that negotiations were progressing with the family trust that owns the land.

Mr. Brennan, who announced this week he’d seek a third term as first selectman, said open space was a continuing priority for him.

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Sports

Erlenbach happy to be a Wahoo again

In 1981, the Wilton Y Wahoos swim team wasn’t yet 10 years old, and Randy Erlenbach was a recent college graduate returning to the area after a four-year career swimming for Duke University.

For one season, the two crossed paths as Erlenbach served as part-time assistant coach under then Wahoos coach Chuck Warner.

It was the beginning of something special, for both coach and team.

In the years since, both went on to achieve great things — the Wahoos becoming one of the elite programs in the country, and Erlenbach an accomplished coach with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill men’s and women’s swimming program.

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